Types of Extremophiles
A type of extremophile that are found in areas of extreme heat
What are Thermophiles?
Arctic Sea Ice
What is a Cryophile?
Methanococcus jannaschii
What is a Thermophile?
Thermus aquaticus
Who is Thomas D. Brock?
In interior magma
What is Earth?
A type of extremophile that thrives in high-salt environments
What are Halophiles?
Hot springs in Yellowstone National Park
What are Thermophiles?
Chryseobacterium greenlandensis
What is a Psychcrophile?
Deinococcus radiodurans
Who is Arthur W. Anderson and colleagues?
In carbon and water
What is Mars?
A type of extremophile that likes to live inside rocks
What are Endoliths?
Atacama Desert
What are Halophiles?
Cladosporium sphaerospermum
What is a Radiophile?
Pyrolobus fumarii
Who is Karl O. Stetter and colleagues?
In underground water life
What is Europa?
A type of extremophile that thrives in areas with high sugar concentration
What are Osmophiles?
Tinto River, Spain
What is a Acidophile?
Chroococcidiopsis UAM813
What is an Endolith?
Strain 121
Who are Kazem Kashefi and Derek R. Lovley?
Ammonia- or hydrocarbon-based
What is Titan?
A type of extremophile that is found in areas of high pressure
What are Piezophiles?
Searles Lake, California
What is an Alkaliphile?
Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans
What is an Acidophile?
Candidatus Desulforudis audaxviator
Who is Dylan Chivian and colleagues?
In liquid sulfur
What is Venus?